I like your thinking Alexis Mr Hyde’s head popped out from around The Nose WHAT ARE WE FOLKS he cheered Winners mumbled everyone Louder cried Mr Hyde WINNERS they all shouted BEEEEEEEEEEE-E-E-E-E-E-P A foghorn-like beep rattled Jake’s eardrums Something cold and metallic gripped his arm and swiveled him around Jake blinked twice What on earth
CHAPTER 2 Rule Bot A robot was standing in front of Jake The front of its head was a screen on which was displayed a very grumpy face A flashing blue police siren sat on its head Before Jake could move a sticker popped out of a slot in the robot’s tummy The robot shot a metal arm out grabbed the sticker and slapped it on Jake’s forehead A Sad Face exclaimed Karl What Jake peeled the sticker off It was indeed one of Mrs Blunt’s Sad Face stickers Sad Face stickers were given to students who broke the school rules If you got three Sad Faces you had to work on Mrs Blunt’s Rockery shifting heavy rocks VIOLATION OF RULE 63 NO SHOUTING the robot barked sounding suspiciously like an electronic Mrs Blunt It must be 5A’s project Nora cried It’s working now Woodstock groaned So that’s what the old dragon’s been hiding HEY The robot had planted a sticker on Woodstock’s chest VIOLATION OF RULE 27 NEVER CALL THE PRINCIPAL AN OLD DRAGON the robot rasped
Barnaby snorted and got a sticker for violation of Rule 41 No Snorting Mr Hyde scratched his head Well it’s very impressive if a tad overenthusiastic he said I’d never have thought Class 5A would be so good at robotics Listen up guys I’m going to grab a coffee I’ll be back in a jiffy He strode off NEWT I thought I saw you walk past came a loud nasally voice Nora ducked but she was too late The frizzy-haired boy from the Ant Antics stand was peering around The Nose My name is Nora the girl growled Oh yes Sorry I never remember first names Isaac squinted at The Nose through his thick glasses So what exactly is this It’s a nose Nora said darkly Ah Isaac walked around The Nose He pointed to the lever What’s that That is what is known as a lever I know but what does it do he asked Nora put two buckets under the nostrils Pull it Aaaaaaaaaa-CHOO Two waterfalls of gross purple snot exploded out of the nostrils into the buckets Isaac dipped his finger in Purple I hypothesize potassium permanganate Nora looked smug Wrong It’s sugar flour and water And purple food dye I hate to say this Newt but snot is green not purple It all has to do with the neutrophils What happens is
Nora crossed her arms You don’t have to explain I know everything about noses As for the color well Woodstock was in charge of the snot and he wanted purple It’s more artistic Woodstock mumbled looking guiltily at Nora Isaac was bending down to peer up a nostril when Alexis hissed Psst here comes trouble Now THAT is the DUMBEST thing I’ve ever seen Jake groaned Amelia Trotter-Hogg most annoying person in the universe was standing smirking at him Behind her hovered her two only slightly less annoying friends What is that thing Amelia asked Wait I know It’s a Pile of Garbage This was obviously the funniest joke ever judging by the screeches of laughter from Amelia’s friends
